2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J31.2

Chronic pharyngitis

J31.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM J31.2 became effective on October 1, 2018.

This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J31.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 J31.2 may differ.

Applicable To

Chronic sore throat

Atrophic pharyngitis (chronic)

Granular pharyngitis (chronic)

Hypertrophic pharyngitis (chronic)

Type 2 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes Help

A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (J31.2) and the excluded code together.

Diseases of the respiratory system

Note

When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).